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Driver found guilty in crash that killed 5 in Ohio
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2008/05/12 03:37
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| A man has been found guilty in a wrong-way crash in Toledo, Ohio that killed a mother and four children. Police say Michael Gagnon was driving drunk and in the wrong direction Dec. 30 when his pickup truck hit a minivan filled with eight people returning from a Christmas trip. Police say Gagnon's blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. Gagnon has pleaded no contest. He was found guilty Friday of aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated vehicular assault and faces up to 50 years in prison. |
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